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Illinois: Trial Lawyers Stymied as Spring Session Ends

With the Illinois Legislature's spring session adjournment two weeks ago, the threat of the notorious "trial lawyer windfall profits bill" ended temporarily. NAMIC actively opposed the last-minute amendment to SB 1911, which inflated plaintiffs' pockets by awarding damages on what medical costs were billed instead the costs actually paid.


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